• Thursday, 4 September (5:30–5:45 PM) – Institutional Welcome (Matteo Lorito, Rector of the University of Naples Federico II; Dora Gambardella, Director of the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II; Fortunato Musella, University of Naples Federico II; Franca Roncarolo, President of the Italian Political Science Association)
Historic Aula Magna, Rectorate, Corso Umberto I, 40, second floor

• Thursday, 4 September (5:45–7:00 PM) – Mauro Calise, The Personal President
Historic Aula Magna, Rectorate, Corso Umberto I, 40, second floor

• Friday, 5 September (4:15–6:00 PM) – Henry Farrell, AI As Cultural Regulation
San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Friday, 5 September (6:00–6:30 PM) – In Memory of Leonardo Morlino (Pablo Onate, University of Valencia, former IPSA President; Francesco Raniolo, University of Calabria; Cecilia Sottilotta, University for Foreigners of Perugia)
San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Friday, 5 September (6:30–7:30 PM) – General Assembly – Assemblea dei soci
San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Thursday, 4 September (11:00 AM–12:45 PM) – Scienza politica e dottorato di ricerca: percorsi compiuti e sfide per il futuro
Participants: Daniela Giannetti (University of Bologna), Francesco Raniolo (University of Calabria), Luca Verzichelli (University of Siena), Francesco Zucchini (University of Milan, Statale)
Chair and introduction: Stefano Costalli (University of Florence)

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Thursday, 4 September (3:15–5:00 PM) – Gender Rights Between Global Crises and New Resistances: Reflections 30 Years after the Beijing Platform for Action and 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325
Participants: Prof. Kristina Stoeckl (LUISS), Loredana Teodorescu (IAI and WIIS), Serena Fiorletta (Sapienza University of Rome)
Chair: Clara della Valle (University of Bologna)
Introduction: Francesca Feo (University of Bergen) and Anna Lavizzari (Complutense University of Madrid)

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Friday, 5 September (11:00 AM–1:00 PM) – Innovazione digitale e formazione per le Pubbliche Amministrazioni: il contributo della Scienza politica
Discussion with the Mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi
Participants: Francesco Amoretti (University of Salerno), Fabrizio Di Mascio (University of Turin), Andrea Lippi (University of Florence), Fortunato Musella (University of Naples Federico II), Maria Stella Righettini (University of Padua), Laura Polverari (University of Padua)
Chair and introduction: Alessandro Natalini (LUMSA University, Rome)

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Friday, 5 September (2:00–3:45 PM) – Area Perspectives: The Contribution to the Theory of International Relations
Participants: Giovanni Agostinis (University of Bologna), Giovanni Andornino (University of Turin), Irene Costantini (University of Naples L’Orientale), Simone Dossi (University of Milan), Alessandra Russo (University of Trento)
Chair and introduction: Sonia Lucarelli (University of Bologna).

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Saturday, 6 September (11:15 AM–1:00 PM) – Academic Freedom at Risk: From Global to Local Challenges
Roundtable co-organized by ECPR, IPSA, and SISP
Participants: Donatella della Porta (Scuola Normale Superiore), Daniela Irrera (ECPR), Pablo Oñate (IPSA), Claudia Padovani (University of Padua), Lorenzo Zamponi (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Chair and introduction: Franca Roncarolo (SISP)

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Thursday, 4 September (1:00–2:45 PM) – Authoritarianisms Go International: Insights from Comparative Politics and Area Studies
Participants: Giovanni Agostinis (University of Bologna), Giuseppe Andrea Teti (University of Salerno), Mara Morini (University of Genoa)
Chairs: Alessandra Russo (University of Trento) and Gianni Del Panta (University of Pavia)

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Thursday, 4 September (1:00–2:45 PM) – L’Italia e la trasformazione della sicurezza europea
Participants: Fabrizio Coticchia (University of Genoa), Nicoletta Pirozzi (Italian Institute for International Affairs), Gen. Francesco Diella (former Director of “Cooperative Security” Division, NATO International Military Staff and ISSMI course at the Italian Defence Higher Studies Centre), Martina Pignatti (Director, Un Ponte Per)
Chair: Francesca De Benedetti (Domani newspaper)

Department of Social Sciences, Vico Monte della Pietà, 1

• Thursday, 4 September (3:15–5:00 PM) – Democracy in the Twilight of the Liberal Order: Theoretical Dilemmas and Empirical Horizons in a Time of Transformation
Participants: Giorgia Bulli (University of Florence), Diego Giannone (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), Sonia Lucarelli (University of Bologna), Lorenzo Zambernardi (University of Bologna)
Chair: Damiano Palano (Catholic University of Milan)

Department of Social Sciences, Vico Monte della Pietà, 1

• Friday, 5 September (9:00–10:45 AM) – Democracy under Siege: Trump and the Reconfiguration of Power in the Digital Age
Participants: Mauro Calise (University of Naples), Irene Caratelli (The American University of Rome), Giovanni Diamanti (Quorum-YouTrend), Augusto Valeriani (University of Bologna)
Chairs: Fabio Bordignon and Rossella Rega

San Marcellino, Largo S. Marcellino, 10

• Friday, 5 September (11:15 AM–1:00 PM) – Policrisis, Sustainability, Transition: The Role of Cities and Local Territories
Participants: Silvano Falocco (Ecosistemi Foundation), Tullia Galanti (University of Milan), Mauro Bonaretti (Italian Court of Auditors), Stefania Ravazzi (University of Turin)
Chair: Giulio Citroni (University of Calabria)

Department of Social Sciences, Vico Monte della Pietà, 1

• Friday, 5 September (2:00–3:45 PM) – The Far Right Between Institutional and Non-Institutional Politics
Participants: Andrea L. P. Pirro (University of Bologna), Antonis A. Ellinas (University of Cyprus), Giorgia Bulli (University of Florence), Anna-Sophie Heinze (Trier University)

Department of Social Sciences, Vico Monte della Pietà, 1

• Saturday, 6 September (9:00–10:45 AM) – (Ri)pensare gli autoritarismi contemporanei: metodi, approcci e nuove domande di ricerca
Participants: Andrea Cassani (University of Milan), Chiara Milan (Scuola Normale Superiore), Daniela Pioppi (University of Naples “L’Orientale”)
Chairs: Rosita Di Peri and Chiara Maritato (University of Turin)

Department of Social Sciences, Vico Monte della Pietà, 1